Royal Tank Regiment | |
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![]() Cap badge of the Royal Tank Regiment | |
Active | 28 July 1917 – present |
Allegiance | ![]() |
Branch | ![]() |
Type | Armoured |
Role | Tank warfare CBRN reconnaissance |
Size | Regiment |
Part of | 12th Armoured Brigade Combat Team |
Garrison/HQ | RHQ – Bovington Regiment – Tidworth |
Motto(s) | Fear Naught |
March | Quick: My Boy Willie Slow: The Royal Tank Regiment Slow March |
Anniversaries | First World War *Cambrai, 20 November Second World War Korean War Iraq War |
Battle honours | see Battle Honours |
Commanders | |
Colonel-in-Chief | King Charles III |
Commanding Officer | Lt Col Mark Luson |
Notable commanders | Lt Gen Sir Hugh Elles Maj Gen Sir Percy Hobart |
Insignia | |
Tactical Recognition Flash | |
Tartan | Hunting Rose (Pipes and Drums kilts and plaids) |
Arm Badge | Tank |
Abbreviation | RTR |
The Royal Tank Regiment (RTR) is the oldest tank unit in the world, being formed by the British Army in 1916 during the First World War. Today, it is an armoured regiment equipped with Challenger 2 main battle tanks and structured under 12th Armoured Brigade Combat Team. Formerly known as the Tank Corps and the Royal Tank Corps, it is part of the Royal Armoured Corps.